106 Last-Minute Discussions


    ~Leo~


    I decided to meet with the people I would be leaving behind in Mountain before going to bed. My


    parents, the Sullivans, Max, Kyle, and Casper, waited for me in the living room.


    As much as it was my duty to be at the council in the north, the east was my responsibility, and I


    would be damned if I let it fall. Devin did not have the same support as I did, so the South fell, but


    with the loyalty and eagerness of the Alphas of the East, it was my duty to ensure we did not fail.


    I entered the living room and found a suitable ce to sit where I could see all of them and would


    not have to turn to speak to anyone.


    "Have you secured the prisoner?" I asked Casper, and he nodded.


    "We found these in his pockets," Kyle said, handing me a small stic bag. They must have


    dumped Gordon''s pocket content in it.


    Some things were unnecessary to show me, but I understood Kyle and Max''s reason.


    "Chewing gum, a condom, some weird-looking pills, a lighter, and receipts. I wondered if the light


    was what he used to set my nt aze.


    "Thank you," I told Kyle, and Grey stretched his hands, wanting to view the content. I threw it to him,


    and he caught it easily.


    "I need you to get all the information you can from him, Casper. I do not mind you going to the


    extreme," I told my beta, and he nodded.


    "Kyle, Max, if there is an attack in Mountain, both of you should lead the battle as we did in


    Brentwood. All civilians should be underground before sunset. I know most of them have been


    "You need to be careful in the north, Leo, Yuri might surprise you and strike there. If Gordon was his


    informant, then he knows of the meeting and might know of the topic of discussion. He could have


    had someone lurking around the vicinity of the town hall to eavesdrop on your discussion," my


    father said and sighed.


    He bowed his head and then looked at me with a serious expression. My mother ced her hand


    over his to calm him down, and I could see the mist in his eyes.


    "If I knew these people would turn out this way, I would have moved to expose and eradicate them,


    not helped them as my father instructed. They have caused much damage and ruined many lives in


    the name of greed and revenge," He said, feeling guilty for Stepanov''s crimes. I would feel the


    same way if I were in his shoes, so there was no point in searching for words to make him feel


    better.


    My father had the duty to tell me of these people before handing the pack over to me. Instead, he


    chose to leave me in the dark, and thus they had room to work from the shadows and thrived.


    Had I known of them, Larry wouldn''t have been an issue, and many things would have happened


    differently.


    "You are my only child Leo. I am d Amelia is pregnant, and I hope we multiply more than this.


    Please be safe out there. Do not try to be a hero. I know you care about your friends, but when it


    comes down to it, it is a Volkov war," He said, and I sighed.


    "Which puts us in the middle of it, Father, because we are Volkovs too. Yuri will not stop until every


    Volkov is wiped out, including us and my children. So it is personal," I said, and he nodded.


    I knew what he was trying to say, but some things were unavoidable.


    "I do not want to die either, and I hope I don''t. Goddess willing, I hope I will live to tell the story, and I


    also hope so for everyone involved. The best we can do is act wisely and not move on impulse," I


    added to ease our minds, and he nodded.


    "Yuri might surround the King''s hall or find a way to attack. Have you set a date for the meeting?"


    Grey asked, and I contemted telling him the truth.


    I decided against itst minute.


    Katya''s advice rang in my head. We could not allow the space and time for the enemy to n and


    set their n into action.


    I didn''t think Grey was working for the enemy, but I did not trust him enough to gamble with our lives


    by telling him our exact n.


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    "We are leaving for the north tomorrow, but the meeting won''t be soon. I will inform you all when we


    finally set a date," I said.


    Kyle looked at me, surprised and confused, because he and Max knew the meeting would ur in


    the evening the day after tomorrow. His surprise disappeared, and I knew he had figured out why I


    had lied.


    "No need to tell us," My father said.


    "The less we know, the safer. We do not know what will happen here. We have to be unable to give


    valuable information under duress. It is the only way," My father said, and Grey agreed.


    "Just tell the King to remember what his sister-inw said. Do not give Yuri time to mobilise his


    people," Grey said, and I nodded.


    "I am sure Sylvester knows better," I replied.


    "Very well, we will set everything in ce tomorrow. Hopefully, he chooses not to attack, but I n


    to get information from Gordon, make him suffer, and pay for that nt. Hand would have to take


    responsibility for the damage their Alpha caused in Mountain," My father said through gritted teeth,


    and I knew Gordon would not have it easy.


    We lingered a bit before we decided to retire.


    I linked Max to talk by asking him to join me in the lounge. I had promised Timothy I would speak to


    him. It was time for me to discuss Mirabel with him before I left.


    I felt weird about it knowing I would kick against it if I were in his shoes, but a promise was a


    promise.


    I got to the lounge and poured both of us drinks.


    "Nervous about tomorrow?" Max asked me, and I nodded.


    "Heard they will be disguised," he said,ughing, and I nodded.


    "They will be leaving in Kappa uniforms. So they won''t be detected," I said, and he smiled.


    "I can only imagine how they would look," Max said,ughing at the thought.


    "So you will be going with a security detail of twenty people, you, Amelia, Devin, Susan, y,


    Alexei, and the two nurses Erik brought with him," he said, and I bobbed my head.


    "I can see you disguising all of them as your security detail, but how would you pass Erik off? He is


    too small, and no matter what he does with his eyes and hair, you can''t pass him off as part of your


    security. He doesn''t fit the profile," He said, making a valid point. Something we had thought of.


    "I know he won''t be part of the security. I am contemting disguising him as my secretary." I said,


    and Maxughed.


    "I do not think that would work either. Most men do note in that size; it would be a red light for


    an informant," He added, smiling, then gulped down the brandy I had poured him. It was indeed a


    dilemma I was yet to solve.


    Max looked at the ss.


    "I honestly thought it was malted whiskey," he said, scrunching his nose.


    "What happened to the sense of smell?" I asked him, and heughed at himself.


    It was good to see him happy, even in the presence of Avery and Marcel. Just like me, both he and


    Kyle hade a long way.


    "Back to the reason I called you here," I said, and he was attentive.


    We both sat on the high stool by the bar of the lounge. I grabbed the bowl of nuts we had left there


    earlier and started picking on them. Max joined me too.


    "Timothy is hoping you will mate with Mirabel and take over his pack," I said, and Maxughed a bit.


    "He is looking at the wrong man," He said,ughing, and I knew his response was no.


    I felt sorry for Timothy because he wanted to retire badly. It was best he found a strong beta for his


    granddaughter because Max would soon return to Hill Valley, and Kyle would return to Brent.


    There isn''t anyone I know with Alpha genes that can do the job. Most of them owned packs or


    belonged to packs and might want a merger which I know Timothy would not like. It was a difficult


    situation.


    "He should be asking Andrew. Mirabel captured his attention in Brentwood. Although short, it was


    long enough to leave an impression," Max said, and my eyes widened.


    "Are you serious?" I asked, and he nodded.


    "He asked Casper that night who she was, and I recognised that look anytime. I guess you haven''t


    noticed because she is in recovery, and we have been upied, but Andrew checks on her before


    returning to the bungalow at night. I know this because I traced him two nights ago. You know we all


    suspect him. I was surprised that he went to the clinic to check on Mirabel," he said, and I started


    laughing with relief.


    A pure Stepanov Delta is just as good as an Alpha. I am sure Timothy would be overjoyed with this.


    I decided to not tell him just yet and wait and see.


    I knew many people did not trust Andrew, but hopefully, his hands are clean; Timothy can


    comfortably retire while Andrew runs Brentwood alongside Mirabel.


    Max and I talked about trivial stuff and soon decided to retire. Tomorrow would be a long day, and I


    wasn''t looking forward to it.